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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura
3.1.213.1.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.1.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Vidurasince 3.1.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्यां त्रितस्योशनसो मनोश्च

पृथोरथाग्नेरसितस्य वायो: ।

तीर्थं सुदासस्य गवां गुहस्य

यच्छ्राद्धदेवस्य स आसिषेवे ॥ २२ ॥

tasyāṁ tritasyośanaso manoś ca

pṛthor athāgner asitasya vāyoḥ

tīrthaṁ sudāsasya gavāṁ guhasya

yac chrāddhadevasya sa āsiṣeve

Translation

On the bank of the river Sarasvatī there were eleven places of pilgrimage, namely (1) Trita, (2) Uśanā, (3) Manu, (4) Pṛthu, (5) Agni, (6) Asita, (7) Vāyu, (8) Sudāsa, (9) Go, (10) Guha and (11) Śrāddhadeva. Vidura visited all of them and duly performed rituals.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pilgrimage with Careful Religious Observance

  1. 1

    Eleven places of pilgrimage stood on the bank of the river Sarasvatī.

  2. 2

    Vidura visited all eleven places, including Trita, Uśanā, Manu and Pṛthu.

  3. 3

    He duly performed rituals at these places; his pilgrimage included religious observance, not merely travel.

How it feels

Separation → Devotional remembrance. Uddhava's tears and silence make remembrance emotionally immediate.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 3: Vidura meets Uddhava and hears of Kṛṣṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura

Vidura leaves home, travels to holy places, and asks Uddhava about Kṛṣṇa’s associates and his relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyāmon the bank of the river Sarasvatī
  2. tritasyathe pilgrimage site named Trita
  3. uśanasaḥthe pilgrimage site named Uśanā
  4. manoḥ caas also of the pilgrimage site named Manu
  5. pṛthoḥthat of Pṛthu
  6. athathereafter
  7. agneḥthat of Agni
  8. asitasyathat of Asita
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.1

    In this verse: “religious”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I approach a sacred place with greater care and respect?

Practice

If you visit a sacred place today, take time to respectfully follow its religious observances.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.1's connections

Live this todayPilgrimage with Careful Religious ObservanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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